Amazon Upped Lobbying Spending 91 Percent in 2015

During a year of announcements regarding its Amazon Prime Air drone-delivery initiative, Amazon.com reportedly spent $9,435,000 in lobbying in 2015 – a 91% increase from the year before, according to a report from The Hill.

Amazon first introduced its idea for drone deliveries during a 60 Minutes episode in December 2013. Although it’s unclear how much of this lobbying spending went toward the development of Amazon Prime Air, the year 2015, specifically, brought the company an experimental airworthiness certificate, a commercial authorization and subsequent amendment, and the development of a new unmanned aerial vehicle suited for its delivery plans.

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